Mary Hilliker, 34, was convicted of first-degree criminal mistreatment on August 4. Her sentence also included three years probation and drug, alcohol and parent counseling and she was ordered to have no contact with her children without permission from her probation officer and the Department of Human Services, the Washington County District Attorney's Office said.

Hilliker received credit for jail time she already served and has since been released from custody, jail records show.

Sherwood police officers found Hilliker's 3-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter on July 14 being looked after by other residents in the area and couldn't immediately find the mother, police said. The children had been outside in 90-degree weather, but were unharmed.

Hilliker was later found in her home and was awoken by police officers, court documents said. She claimed she was drunk, had a drinking problem and last saw her kids about two hours before police responded to the scene, according to court documents.